- Bathing a patient in bed
- Blood donation before surgery
- Blood transfusions
- Brain aneurysm repair - discharge
- Brain surgery
- Brain surgery - discharge
- Cardiac intravascular ultrasound
- Carotid artery stenosis - self-care
- Carotid artery surgery - discharge
- Carotid artery surgery - open
- Carpal tunnel release
- Changing your urostomy pouch
- Choosing a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility
- Craniosynostosis repair - discharge
- Deep brain stimulation
- Deep breathing after surgery
- Diskectomy
- Electroconvulsive therapy
- Endovascular embolization
- Getting out of bed after surgery
- Getting your home ready - after the hospital
- Getting yourself healthy before surgery
- Gunshot wounds - aftercare
- Home health care
- Keeping your medicines organized
- Lifting and bending the right way
- Meningocele repair
- Moving a patient from bed to a wheelchair
- Percutaneous urinary procedures - discharge
- Postsurgical pain treatment in adults
- Preparing for surgery when you have diabetes
- Pulling a patient up in bed
- Skilled nursing or rehabilitation facilities
- Smoking and surgery
- Spinal fusion
- Spine surgery - discharge
- Stereotactic radiosurgery - CyberKnife
- Stereotactic radiosurgery - discharge
- Stereotactic radiosurgery - Gamma Knife
- Surgical wound care - closed
- Tests and visits before surgery
- The day of surgery for your child
- The day of your surgery - adult
- The night before your surgery
- Tracheostomy tube - eating
- Tracheostomy tube - speaking
- Turning patients over in bed
- Urinary incontinence surgery - female - discharge
- Urostomy pouches and supplies
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt - discharge
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunting
- Wound care centers
Health exams for: #AGEGROUP#
The following exams, tests, and procedures are recommended for #AGEGROUPLOWER#.#FEMALETEXT#
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